all right, good evening everyone i m john berman. breaking news, national concern tonight over a 24-year-old man. a human being. who is playing in a football game. talking about the bill safety de mar have land. and this moment, but we know are what we are being told is that he is in critical condition. he collapsed after he tackled someone. again, it was a hard hit. that he placed on a wide receiver do in the first quarter of tonight s game. between the buffalo bills, and the cincinnati bengals. hamlin fell just moments after getting up from this open field by receiver targets. buffalo bill d hagans got tamil within ten seconds after the collapse. he set, appear to take a step. and that collapsed. and that this was brought onto the field. and he was administered cpr. that was what everyone saw in the stadium. that is what everyone saw was watching the game. on tv. beyond that it s been basically gets what we have been piece like it on social media to hear from officials st
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i think has captured the intention of an entire nation now the entire world. an injury on the field on a nationally televised football game monday night football. 24-year-old omar hamlin collapsing on the field after a collision. we just got official word, the first official word on the exactly what happened, and his medical condition now. let me read you a statement just put out by the buffalo bills that is damar hamlin team. they say he suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game following the bengals. it s hard to beat was restored on the field, and he was chanceford to the use emoticons center for further testing and treatment. he is currently stated, and listed in critical condition. this is the first time we ve received official word of what happened, it cardiac arrest, and it is absolutely the first time we have been told that his heartbeat was restored on the field. that is a bit of i manage in good news, they got his heart beating again on the field, before
- [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don t know what to do next? get t thbestst rult t poiblele. call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome, everyone. i m rosemary church in atlanta and we are following a major development in breaking news out of the national football league. about an hour ago the buffalo bills confirmed it was a cardiac arrest that brought down player damar hamlin in monday night s game. the bills said his heartbeat was restored on the field and that he remains sedated and in critical condition at a cincinnati hospital, a closer look now at what happened. hamlin who plays safety collapsed after a hard tackle in the first quarter of the game against the cincinnati bengals which has since been postponed. hamlin is number 3 and wearing white. watch as he makes the tackle and you can see him stand up fairly quickly, but then he falls backwards. an ambula
cincinnati area hospital. the game was suspended a short time later. 24 year oldham lin is in the middle of his third season with the bills. he s considered one of the game s star safeties. we are praying for him and his family. let s go to my colleague and friend will cain, fox news host. fox and friends weekend will, we re obviously praying for him and his family. we saw what was happening on the field immediately. you saw those players really come together. not just one team but both teams together. will, i m told that his mom rode with him to the level one trauma center? what are your initial thoughts brother? well, lawrence, i think it s probably i think it s responsible of us that i start with this. i think this is as close to verified as we can probably trust at this moment. a man named jordan rooney who says he is in damar hamlin s camp, his marketing rep, works with damar, has given an update on damar from the hospital. it seems very, very legitimate here. he is